<i> from an editorial by George Will, Washington D.C.</i>

<b><u>Body Mass Index</b></u> :
Divide your weight in pounds by the square of your height in inches, then multiply by 703.
If the resulting number is below 25 you are not over-weight.
If it is 25 to 29 you, like 34% of Americans aged 20 to 74. are over-weight.
If your BMI number is 30 or higher you, like 27% of adults, have super-sized yourself. You are obese.

If it's over 35,you're a basketball!

Woohooo!!!!


24.7

23.6

I can't wait to brag to my friends.

Crap...25.08...do we get to round off???

26.73...... Pretty good little test, I think. I would consider myself 5-10 lbs. overweight. Too much Corona.

sheesh!!
 

I guess I'm an idiot. I can't figure it out.

Someone help me please.

I'm 188 pounds. And I'm 74.5 inches.

I'll patiently "weight" on the answer. :)

Re: sheesh!!
 

If I did this right, you are 23.8

Mine comes out to 24.9 -- think I will go get a doughnut.:D

The problem with body mass index is that is doesn't
take into consideration how much of your MASS is lean muscle.
So in theory, you could be "overweight" by BMI standards, when in actuality, you could be in an "excellent" category when it comes to body fat %.

Not pleased with the results?
 

Drake... I agree, there is NO WAY that I should be in the OBESE category! :D

By the way, mine is 25.71.
But according to my body fat, I am in "excellent" condition.
38 years old, with around 13%. (I know, could be better.)

Re: Re: sheesh!!
 

That's probably about right. Thanks.

Before basketball season: 24.2, and doc says about 5 pounds overweight.

After basketball season: 22.9.

What a great way to lose weight! And the pay you for it. :D

Of course I meant to say "and they pay you for it."

Geez, mine came out to 42.8. Ooops, let me get my wife off my back. Ahh, 24.7. What a load off. Thanks guys!

Good one!

feelin' good. 24.7

25.6 I need to drop 10#. How do I get my wife off my back?

Re: Re: sheesh!!
 

I hear ya dblref! Mine is 24.9715. What's for lunch? :p

I guess I flunked math or if I had helium I could give NBS their sky shots, somehow my numer was 106.5 ( or was that the radio station I listened to on the way to work)

Don't do the math.
Here's a website that does it for you.

http://www.thusness.com/bmi.t.html

Kelvin.
Wait until you hear about my latest playoff experience.
Let me give you a clue. More of the same B.S.

Drake...
when you say more of the same, you mean like last year?

Okay, I'm an idiot - somebody please help!

WEIGHT: 170 POUNDS
HEIGHT: 72 INCHES

???!!!???!!!???

Thanks!

Drake--

What's going on???

23.09 You're a lean, mean, fightin' machine.

Math Skills
 

I guess with all the math questions, it shows why they only allow numerals 0 - 5 on a uniform!! I run out of fingers & toes when you starting talking 'squares'.

My fat test - you can't see lil' willie, then it's time to put down the doughnut!

Shopping is the key...

24.58, not bad. i'd still like to lose 5 more pounds, tho.

Chuck

Oh no. That is not an option!

Hey...where does it take into account age? There should be a BMIA. That will tell you if you are not only Fat...but old to boot!

Lets see...I'm 6' 4" and 285. That means I'm a 34.6875. To get under 30 I would have to drop to 246. Havent been there since I learned what Beer was!

To quote a great man from South Park...Hey...I'm not fat...just big boned!

3 Quick Fat Jokes: You know you're too fat when your floors buckle, but your belts won't.

Fat? He has more pounds than the London Mint.

Fat? When he was born, they smashed a bottle of champagne against his side.

Larks - BMI Challenged!

I was taught that 25.08 rounds to 25.1

Sorry. :-)

Larksy--(1)There is a BMIA.It's called a mirror.(2)I don't do "fat" jokes.Seen too many large officials that could run,hustled their butts off and called a good game.(3)If you're over 34.6874,you're a basketball!:D(you didn't think I'd let that one go,did ya?)

JR-Not a mirror in my damn house-and I ain't getting one!

How do you practice your signals then?

Mike

Veeeeeery slowly!Up awful early,aren't you?Or vice/versa?

You old people sure get up early. :p

:o Zzzzzz!

Hey!

I'm quite young yet! I just couldn't sleep. My mind was thinking about a girl that I have a serious crush on.

..Mike

Me,too!:D

Yup,early to bed,early to rise.Drink my milk,avoid cigarettes and brownpop,eat my health food,plenty of exercise,good clean living........uh,I also lie a lot.:D

Oh wait...I forgot to take my shoes off when I weighed in....lets see.....thats worth a pound so now I'm 34.5. Excellent...I'm not a basketball!!

I think if you are UNDER 40 you get a bonus 4.6 points off your score.....that puts me at 29.9. There it is...I've just discovered the BMIA.....take your weight divided by height squared time 703 minus 4.6 if you qualify.

Larks - Runner / Hustler / Good Game Caller....and BMI Challenged

But now...
 

<b>Oh wait...I forgot to take my shoes off when I weighed in</b>

But now you're also shorter! You have to recalculate without the lifts... ;-)

Hey Jurassic: Early to bed, early to rise and all the fun is had by the other guys!!!!! I'm 24.89 but I'd love to lose 10 more pounds!

Re: But now...
 

Doesn't matter!If he recalculated it LAYING DOWN,he'd still be around 35.:D

JR--I lied about the "fat" jokes,too!

Re: Re: But now...
 

I hear ya, I hear ya....Keep em coming Senior Ref!

And - if your BMI is 10 or less you are Calista Flockhart.

fat boys...just for fun
 

I'm 6'5" - 260. According to the scale I am LARGE overweight... 2 years ago I was 220 and fit (torn ACL, working a desk job eating junk food, and no reffing will do that to you :( ) but according to this I should be 211. I would be wafer at 211......bogus stuff

Hey, how'd you do that? Any pointers? :D

Re: fat boys...just for fun
 

Wow - digging up an old one here.

I'd just like to point out that BMI is not the be-all, end-all of whether someone's weight is healthy or not. BMI is a start and a guideline for classifying someone as overweight or obese, but body fat measurements and just plain common sense are better indicators of overall health.

Just for the record, since this thread was started 2 years ago, Larks has lost 4 lbs. However, when you start out at 6'14" and 783# like Larks, that's the equivalent of one of us normal guy's blowing his nose.

Ah you beat me to the punch....

And by the way, I'm 6'15", not 14!



Hey...post # 500!

Tell him what he's won Johnny!

You win the "Get A Life" award. :p

This from a guy with 3500 posts! :eek: Ring, ring!! Hello, Mr. Kettle? Yeah, this is Mr. Pot. . .